Authentic leadership in higher learning institution: a case study of International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)

This study investigated the pattern of authentic leadership. The purpose of this study is to test if selfawareness, balanced processing of information, internalized moral perspective, and relational transparency are predictors of authentic leadership among administrative heads at International Is...

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Main Authors: Opatokun, Khadijah Adedoyin, Hashim, Che Noraini, Syed Hassan, Sharifah Sariah
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Language:English
Published: Regent University School of Business & Leadership 2013
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spelling iium-334812014-07-23T06:35:41Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/33481/ Authentic leadership in higher learning institution: a case study of International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) Opatokun, Khadijah Adedoyin Hashim, Che Noraini Syed Hassan, Sharifah Sariah H Social Sciences (General) This study investigated the pattern of authentic leadership. The purpose of this study is to test if selfawareness, balanced processing of information, internalized moral perspective, and relational transparency are predictors of authentic leadership among administrative heads at International Islamic University IIUM. An authentic leader reflects the extent to which there is congruence between leader’s actions, intention, moral compasses, self-reflexivity, self-concept, self-development, altruistic actions, authenticity, psychological well-being, and internal regulation. This research is a case study, focusing on data collected from administrative staff at IIUM. The results of the regression indicated that the four predictors (self-awareness, balanced processing of information, internalized moral perspective, and relational transparency) explained authentic leadership. The tested model provides empirical evidence about the pattern of authentic leadership in higher education, thus confirming the presence of authentic leadership in organizations. Regent University School of Business & Leadership 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/33481/1/4opatokun.pdf Opatokun, Khadijah Adedoyin and Hashim, Che Noraini and Syed Hassan, Sharifah Sariah (2013) Authentic leadership in higher learning institution: a case study of International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). International Journal of Leadership Studies, 8 (1). pp. 44-60. ISSN 1554-3145 http://www.regent.edu/acad/global/publications/ijls/new/vol8iss1/4opatokun.pdf
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Opatokun, Khadijah Adedoyin
Hashim, Che Noraini
Syed Hassan, Sharifah Sariah
Authentic leadership in higher learning institution: a case study of International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)
description This study investigated the pattern of authentic leadership. The purpose of this study is to test if selfawareness, balanced processing of information, internalized moral perspective, and relational transparency are predictors of authentic leadership among administrative heads at International Islamic University IIUM. An authentic leader reflects the extent to which there is congruence between leader’s actions, intention, moral compasses, self-reflexivity, self-concept, self-development, altruistic actions, authenticity, psychological well-being, and internal regulation. This research is a case study, focusing on data collected from administrative staff at IIUM. The results of the regression indicated that the four predictors (self-awareness, balanced processing of information, internalized moral perspective, and relational transparency) explained authentic leadership. The tested model provides empirical evidence about the pattern of authentic leadership in higher education, thus confirming the presence of authentic leadership in organizations.
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author Opatokun, Khadijah Adedoyin
Hashim, Che Noraini
Syed Hassan, Sharifah Sariah
author_facet Opatokun, Khadijah Adedoyin
Hashim, Che Noraini
Syed Hassan, Sharifah Sariah
author_sort Opatokun, Khadijah Adedoyin
title Authentic leadership in higher learning institution: a case study of International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)
title_short Authentic leadership in higher learning institution: a case study of International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)
title_full Authentic leadership in higher learning institution: a case study of International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)
title_fullStr Authentic leadership in higher learning institution: a case study of International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)
title_full_unstemmed Authentic leadership in higher learning institution: a case study of International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)
title_sort authentic leadership in higher learning institution: a case study of international islamic university malaysia (iium)
publisher Regent University School of Business & Leadership
publishDate 2013
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/33481/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/33481/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/33481/1/4opatokun.pdf
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